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| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | |
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| Orlando Health | |
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| Location | 701 6th St. S.,St. Petersburg,Florida,United States |
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| Care system | Orlando Health |
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| Emergency department | Level II Trauma Center |
| Beds | 480 |
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| Website | https://www.bayfrontstpete.com |
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, formerly known asBayfront Health St. Petersburg, is anOrlando Health wholly ownedhospital inSt. Petersburg, Florida. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is Pinellas County's only level 2 trauma center and St. Petersburg's longest-standing hospital.
Orlando Health Bayfront is anot-for-profitteaching hospital that provides comprehensive services in trauma and emergency care; orthopaedics; obstetrics and gynecology; cardiac medicine and surgery (specializing in valve surgery); neurosciences (with its own epilepsy center); sports medicine; surgery and rehabilitation. More than 550 physicians are on staff with specialties ranging from open-heart surgery to fertility treatment.[1]
It is also home to Bayflite, an air medicalhelicopter transport program. Bayflite, the largest hospital-based flight program in the Southeastern United States, was started more than two decades ago[when?] and the first flight program in Florida that carried lifesaving blood on every flight.[2]
Orlando Health Bayfront is nationally accredited by the Joint Commission and also maintains the following accreditations and certifications: Level II Trauma Center, Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center, Primary Stroke Center, Chest Pain Center and Hip & Knee Replacement.[3]
In October 2012, plans were announced to merge Bayfront Medical Center withHealth Management Associates andShands HealthCare.[4] The merger transformed Bayfront Medical Center into a for-profit facility and created a new integrated care delivery network with six other HMA hospitals, includingBrooksville Regional Hospital,Spring Hill Regional Hospital,Venice Regional Medical Center,Charlotte Regional Medical Center,Peace River Regional Medical Center, andPasco Regional Medical Center, with Bayfront being the flagship hospital.[5] The deal closed in mid-2013, and Bayfront joined the HMA family of hospitals.[6] Bayfront Health was acquired by Community Health System in early 2014 along with other HMA facilities.
On October 1, 2020, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg was acquired bynot-for-profitOrlando Health, after the St. Petersburg City Council approved the transaction in July 2020.[7]
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